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CVE-2008-4343 (GCVE-0-2008-4343)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-09-30 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:08
VLAI
Summary
The Chilkat XML ChilkatUtil.CkData.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatUtil.dll) 3.0.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, and modify arbitrary files for execution via a call to the (1) SaveToFile, (2) SaveToTempFile, or (3) AppendBinary method. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by accessing files using hcp:// URLs.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31951 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6537 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31332 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_rNowA1916DKFNUF48NyS x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2008-09-23 00:00
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